MALIKA LATCHMAN, LMHC · PERSPECTIVES ON THERAPY & CULTURE
The things you are already thinking about. Named.
Writing at the intersection of attachment, anxiety, and what it actually costs to be a high-functioning Black woman navigating relationships, family, and yourself.
High-Functioning Anxiety Is Not a Compliment
A Forbes headline from March 2026 said it plainly: the Strong Black Woman is exhausted. But exhaustion is not the diagnosis. It is the symptom. The thing underneath it has a name.